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president obama has every right to go in and take credit for that. and that's why ohio will be an extremely competitive state because he can point to something, concrete, and point out that the unemployment rate in o. ohio is 7.4% under the national average. he can also point out the fact that in the midwest states unemployment has dropped by 3.4% and that's largely driven by manufacturering. >> thank you so much. the president obviously thanking the audience right now. we want to get to what he has to say so don't miss out. let's listen in. >> thank you very much. thank you so much. well, good afternoon, everybody. it is great to be back in cleveland. it is great to be back here at cuyahoga community college. i want, first of all to thank angela for her introduction and sharing her story. i know her daughter's very proud of her. i know her daughter's here today. give her a big round of applause. i want to thank your president, dr. jerry sue thornton. and i want to thank some members of congress who made the trip today, representatives marcia fudge,
president obama has every right to go in and take credit for that. and that's why ohio will be an extremely competitive state because he can point to something, concrete, and point out that the unemployment rate in o. ohio is 7.4% under the national average. he can also point out the fact that in the midwest states unemployment has dropped by 3.4% and that's largely driven by manufacturering. >> thank you so much. the president obviously thanking the audience right now. we want to get to...
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the vendor gave me his opinion of obama, which he thought he was very evil. but he thought my chinese was very good. we split the difference. he seems look a nice guy. i think we've already started something that will inspire a lot more people to do craft brewing. i'm very proud that they were the first. when there's a chinese brewery that makes a beer that's better than mine, that will be one of my proudest accomplishments. >> that's delicious. >> eric and les are with us once again. bill writes i want to the expand my marketing marketing company to include hotel ownership. i'm think of a unique type of hotel near to the beach. how do i find an investor. >> he's right to go to an angel. unlike a venture capitalist, is investing his own money, he can be a little more emotional, invest from the gut. i would say some of the things you want to do is in this case stay local. there are lots of angels in every town. they're usually retired executive who is have money to invest and look for someone who has that kind of interest. someone who has been in the hotel bus
the vendor gave me his opinion of obama, which he thought he was very evil. but he thought my chinese was very good. we split the difference. he seems look a nice guy. i think we've already started something that will inspire a lot more people to do craft brewing. i'm very proud that they were the first. when there's a chinese brewery that makes a beer that's better than mine, that will be one of my proudest accomplishments. >> that's delicious. >> eric and les are with us once...
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you just heard president obama lilt me be clear. i ohm also encouraging that they go out, ah go to a community college and get trained for that manufacturing job. certainly seemed to be republi santorm on that note. you heard all governors to invest in education and to make education a priority at the state level. he also encouraged them to press congress to pass reforms that would basically make kludge more affordable for students. in republican governor's thomas comes on the heel of some new polling data that shows that beelith obama, his standings have actually increased. he's up about 10 points in a hype theothetical match-up. but what you have at this republican governor's conference, this national governor's conference, some republican governors expressing that the tone within the republican race might be helping president obama's reelection chances. that's sort of backdrop. >> nbc at the white house. christin, thanks so much. i just want to bring you up to speed on the breaking news out of a school shooting. at chardon high s
you just heard president obama lilt me be clear. i ohm also encouraging that they go out, ah go to a community college and get trained for that manufacturing job. certainly seemed to be republi santorm on that note. you heard all governors to invest in education and to make education a priority at the state level. he also encouraged them to press congress to pass reforms that would basically make kludge more affordable for students. in republican governor's thomas comes on the heel of some new...
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let me tell you exactly what obama care did. number one, you've got health insurance, it doesn't mean a government takeover. you keep your own insurance. you keep your own doctor. but it does say insurance companies can't jerk you around. they can't impose arbitrary lifetime limits. they have to let you keep your kid on their insurance plan until you're 26 years old. and it also says that you're going to have to get rebates if insurance companies are spending more on administrative costs and profits than they are on actual care. number two. if you don't have health insurance, we're essentially setting up a group plan that allows you to benefit from group rates that are typically 18% lower than if you're out there trying to get insurance on the individual market. now, the last point i would make before. >> two minutes is up, sir. >> i had five seconds before you interrupted me was that the irony is that we've seen this model work really well. in massachusetts. because governor romney did a good thing. working with democrats in th
let me tell you exactly what obama care did. number one, you've got health insurance, it doesn't mean a government takeover. you keep your own insurance. you keep your own doctor. but it does say insurance companies can't jerk you around. they can't impose arbitrary lifetime limits. they have to let you keep your kid on their insurance plan until you're 26 years old. and it also says that you're going to have to get rebates if insurance companies are spending more on administrative costs and...
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netanyahu arrive mis-washington next week for talks about president obama. the white house meanwhile is brushing off suggestions that a new spike in attacks has undermined the u.s. led mission in afghanistan. critics of the decade long war are calling on president obama to speed up the time line for withdrawal. follows a recent surge of violence aimed at u.s. troops and advisers after nato mistakenly burned copies of the koran. in several cases those revenge attacks were carried out by afghan forces who turned their guns on coalition forces. despite the events, the american strategy in afghanistan remains the same. >> hethese are isolated inciden which does not mean they're not terrible and are being investigated by both the afghan government and isaf. but the overall importance of defeating al qaeda remains and that's why we need to see -- to continue to focus on that, to continue the process of in the implementation of the president's objectives, transferring security lead over to the afghans so that american troops can come home. >> republican presidentia
netanyahu arrive mis-washington next week for talks about president obama. the white house meanwhile is brushing off suggestions that a new spike in attacks has undermined the u.s. led mission in afghanistan. critics of the decade long war are calling on president obama to speed up the time line for withdrawal. follows a recent surge of violence aimed at u.s. troops and advisers after nato mistakenly burned copies of the koran. in several cases those revenge attacks were carried out by afghan...
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their push-back was obama has horrible policies on women and the economy. they picked out a specific target that gave them something specific to shoot at. the first policy obama signed into law was on women in the economy, the lilly ledbetter fa fairpay act. the romney campaign calls a conference call tzç attack president obama on those policies. when they get asked about that policy on the conference call, they called to discuss that policy, here was their response. >> our next question will come from sam stein with huffington post. please go ahead. >> yeah, does governor romney support the lilly ledbetter act? >> sam, we'll get back to you on that. >> the pregnant pause heard around the world. the day after that, trying to do damage control, the romney campaign held another conference call. specifically to make clear that romney totally supports fair pay for women. do not be confused here. do not be misled by democratic spin or some unfortunate gaffe at a conference call. of course, he support fair pay for women. the people they lined up to make that cas
their push-back was obama has horrible policies on women and the economy. they picked out a specific target that gave them something specific to shoot at. the first policy obama signed into law was on women in the economy, the lilly ledbetter fa fairpay act. the romney campaign calls a conference call tzç attack president obama on those policies. when they get asked about that policy on the conference call, they called to discuss that policy, here was their response. >> our next question...
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and obama's are much more evenly split. and very few people think that romney's policies are going to benefit the middle class. so this is a problem for him. you see in that ad where he talks about my policies, president obama and i both care about the middle class and the poor. that is not what people on the ground believe and i think that's attributed to the president's ad campaigns on the ground. i think it also is underscored by the 47% comments. but the other thing that was interesting here is in ohio, the president is leading mitt romney among women by 25 points. so, early on in the campaign all the talk we had about women's issues, the focus on women at the rnc and the dnc, that has clearly been a lasting problem for mitt romney, as well. a number from this poll, they asked who would be better on women's reproductive health issues, in ohio, the president led there by 29 points. so this has actually impacted quite significantly the campaign. >> if we take ohio as a microcosm for the country and say things have gone fr
and obama's are much more evenly split. and very few people think that romney's policies are going to benefit the middle class. so this is a problem for him. you see in that ad where he talks about my policies, president obama and i both care about the middle class and the poor. that is not what people on the ground believe and i think that's attributed to the president's ad campaigns on the ground. i think it also is underscored by the 47% comments. but the other thing that was interesting...
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the obama campaign asking for a numbers guy, why all the different jobs numbers? romney's 1994 senate campaign ad said he helped create 10,000 jobs and built 20 businesses. then to 2011. romney then saying tens of thousands of jobs and 100 businesses created. later that year, he says over 100,000 jobs and then today, 120,000. which led nbc's peter alexander to ask this question. >> 120,000 versus 100,000 jobs. which should we stick with? >> let's get the math. four companies created 120,000 jobs. very simple. >> the romney campaign says the president lost 1.7 million jobs since taking office. that's the difference as you see here. when he took office to today. a down move of 1.7 million to the current number of people employed there. here's how the obama campaign reacted to this question. >> the president took office, we still have 1.7 million fewer jobs -- >> candy, you know -- when he was campaigning for president in 2007 and 2008, governor romney had nothing but praise for the economic policies that were in place at that time as america was sliding in the worst
the obama campaign asking for a numbers guy, why all the different jobs numbers? romney's 1994 senate campaign ad said he helped create 10,000 jobs and built 20 businesses. then to 2011. romney then saying tens of thousands of jobs and 100 businesses created. later that year, he says over 100,000 jobs and then today, 120,000. which led nbc's peter alexander to ask this question. >> 120,000 versus 100,000 jobs. which should we stick with? >> let's get the math. four companies created...
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from obama is working together, trying to raise each other up. it's a very -- a common goal kind of theme. >> fraternal. >> what you hear everywhere almost all of the candidates, except i would say rick santorum does not really sound like this, you are out for yourself. what we need to do is let each other fight to the death. it's survival of the fittest. >> julian. >> gingrich for all his pontificating and talking down to people, he's wrong when he talks about getting rid of the capital tax. the rule is if you earn your income, if you earn $1 million or even more or less from instinct that's known as private equity, your income is treated as capital gains. it's a loophole in the tax law. it's a giant loophole. that's what the president is trying to close. gingrich is taking credit for the incredible jobs record we had in the 1990s and saying he's the one that brought about the economic growth. anybody that experienced it, and i was there up close for each of the three major budget battles, 1993 when not a single republican voted for the budget,
from obama is working together, trying to raise each other up. it's a very -- a common goal kind of theme. >> fraternal. >> what you hear everywhere almost all of the candidates, except i would say rick santorum does not really sound like this, you are out for yourself. what we need to do is let each other fight to the death. it's survival of the fittest. >> julian. >> gingrich for all his pontificating and talking down to people, he's wrong when he talks about getting...
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and that's where obama is. he has 48% job approval rating overall, nationally 47 in the match up nationally, and here 489/11 the likely voter modelling in there, romney moves up a little. >> so is he walking on a cliff? would the president slip? >> we haven't seen that sign yet. the president has at the national and state level, and the state numbers are really just starting to take on some relevance, the state numbers -- >> it's wet cement. >> the numbers have not been this for him for a long -- he's stat tick. here is the thing about florida, ohio, and virginia. republicans and the republican brand vastly underperformed in all of those states by four percentage points in ohio, and 3.2 in florida. if republicans do better than half, get half of that back in their turn out modelling, then romney is in all three of those states very, very competitively, but they have to gain back at least half of the vote they gave up. >> let's talk about colorado, new mexico, and nevada. can the president count on them. >> yes,
and that's where obama is. he has 48% job approval rating overall, nationally 47 in the match up nationally, and here 489/11 the likely voter modelling in there, romney moves up a little. >> so is he walking on a cliff? would the president slip? >> we haven't seen that sign yet. the president has at the national and state level, and the state numbers are really just starting to take on some relevance, the state numbers -- >> it's wet cement. >> the numbers have not been...
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perhaps a very slight advantage for president obama. he seems to have a little bit of momentum going into the final day. well, democrats point to long lines for early voting as a sign of enthusiasm, but republicans say their crowds are bigger and the obama magic from 2008 has warn off. the president's closing argument, a fair shot for everyone and a chance to do even better. >> we've made real progress these past four years, but here's the thing, ohio. we know we've got more work to do. that's why we're here today. >> but mitt romney says four years under a president romney will deliver change. >> four years ago, let's look at the promises the president made. he promised to do so very much. but frankly, he fell so very short. you hope that president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together to solve big problems, but he hasn't and i will. >> joining me now is dave weigel and mark, a columnist. welcome to both of you. so, finally, here we are, dave. seems like he spent billions of o dollar, ten months later and the race
perhaps a very slight advantage for president obama. he seems to have a little bit of momentum going into the final day. well, democrats point to long lines for early voting as a sign of enthusiasm, but republicans say their crowds are bigger and the obama magic from 2008 has warn off. the president's closing argument, a fair shot for everyone and a chance to do even better. >> we've made real progress these past four years, but here's the thing, ohio. we know we've got more work to do....
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. >> obama once said he wants everybody many america to go to college. what a snob. i understand why he wants you to go to college. he wants to remake you in his image. >> i can't be perfect. i just am who i am. if people think there's something wrong with being successful in america, then they better vote for the other guy. >> joining me now to talk about it michael smerconish who is also an msnbc contributor, bill ballinger. thank you for being with me this afternoon. bill, i want to start with you because you know michigan politics better than most. what are you hearing on the ground right now in your state? who has the edge right now? >> well, mitt romney's momentum was seem to be building at the end of last week has stopped, and may be rolling backwards. right now it looks like a jump ball tomorrow. the momentum might even be mildly in santorum's favor. >> what do you attribute that slowed momentum? >> there are a variety of factors. you have to look at the money. who is spending what on what. santorum has automated robo calls going into homes. i got one an hour
. >> obama once said he wants everybody many america to go to college. what a snob. i understand why he wants you to go to college. he wants to remake you in his image. >> i can't be perfect. i just am who i am. if people think there's something wrong with being successful in america, then they better vote for the other guy. >> joining me now to talk about it michael smerconish who is also an msnbc contributor, bill ballinger. thank you for being with me this afternoon. bill,...
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a lot to tell you about including more pressure on the obama administration over the question of gay marriage after education secretary arnie duncan said on "morning joe" yesterday that he, too, supports it. >>> plus, there's this movie coming out this summer where will farrell and zach are running against each other for congress. we have the first of their campaign ads. can't wait to show you a little bit later in the show. >>> first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at "30 rock" in new york city. we have we're getting more details about an alleged plot to blow up a u.s. bound passenger plane. the plan was broken up by the cia who intercepted the bomb with the help of intelligent partners. the fbi is analyzing the device to see whether or not it could have passed through airport security systems. being described as an upgraded version of the underwear bomb worn by umar abdul mu tall lab who tried to take over a jet liner on christmas day. there was no metal in the latest version of this device. the detonator was more sophisticat sophisticated. this underscores the threat
a lot to tell you about including more pressure on the obama administration over the question of gay marriage after education secretary arnie duncan said on "morning joe" yesterday that he, too, supports it. >>> plus, there's this movie coming out this summer where will farrell and zach are running against each other for congress. we have the first of their campaign ads. can't wait to show you a little bit later in the show. >>> first let's get to the news live at...
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parts of the elector that was pro obama have become lead obama. his leads among hispanics went up. for mitt romney, same thing, though. where he was already fairly strong, he's gotten stronger among white independents. it had been more of a 50/50 split. his numbers have gone up. and among other groups that have been strong for him already, his leads have expanded. what you're seeing is a hardening of the base. but i have to tell you, thomas, there's a couple numbers i want to point out. where you see the polarization seeping into the answers to big questions. so, for instance, we ask, is the economy recovering? while it was interesting, 51% said it was recovering. 41% said it wasn't. when you look at the split, 75% of americans said that it's recovering. only 29% of republicans said the economy is recovering. it was even more of a partisan split on the issue of role of government which arguably is really the big debate here. should government be doing more or less? 49/47 split. it looks like a battleground poll rather than a question on an issue. it was 75% of democrats saying that
parts of the elector that was pro obama have become lead obama. his leads among hispanics went up. for mitt romney, same thing, though. where he was already fairly strong, he's gotten stronger among white independents. it had been more of a 50/50 split. his numbers have gone up. and among other groups that have been strong for him already, his leads have expanded. what you're seeing is a hardening of the base. but i have to tell you, thomas, there's a couple numbers i want to point out. where...
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ohio is obama country. people have been voting here for a month. >> but his margins have gotten smaller. >> a little bit. it's been a four to five-point race for several weeks, and people have been voting for about a month. a good chunk of people in the states will have already voted by election day. >> big story on the front page of the "new york times." 2400 lawyers have fanned out across the state. you're doing that for a reason. >> we're always prepared for every scenario. we want to make sure that everybody who is eligible to vote has the opportunity to vote. >> a lot of people, you have to admit, though. and they're training other people to be poll watchers. seriously, how worried are you? and how many contestants, you know, votes might there be? >> we're not worried. we have every confidence that everybody who is eligible is going to be able to vote. but we always are prepared to vote. that's why we will have people across the country so people feel confident about that. >> let's talk about the job n
ohio is obama country. people have been voting here for a month. >> but his margins have gotten smaller. >> a little bit. it's been a four to five-point race for several weeks, and people have been voting for about a month. a good chunk of people in the states will have already voted by election day. >> big story on the front page of the "new york times." 2400 lawyers have fanned out across the state. you're doing that for a reason. >> we're always prepared for...
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president obama leads 44 to 39. on who takes a more moderate position? obama leads 49 to 39. on who connects with ordinary americans, 59 to 39. how does mitt romney turn his numbers around? >> apparently by being mitt. listen, i have a lot of simply and my heart goes on the to the -- it's hard to watch someone be different on the campaign trail. when my father was running for senate six years ago, they sat undouse and told us to sit down and mind our own business and your job is just to be a listening ear, not to get the candidate all twisted about poll numbers, but they know they don't reflect the person that they know well. i think at this point, though the reason we're seeing this is this would not have leaked if someone didn't want it out there is this is starting to become a blame game. they're deciding whether or not this will get tagged on the consultants who have been there since the very beginning, the staff since the beginning, or if they can say, listen the family intervened they wanted to do their things their way and that's why he did not win at the end of the da
president obama leads 44 to 39. on who takes a more moderate position? obama leads 49 to 39. on who connects with ordinary americans, 59 to 39. how does mitt romney turn his numbers around? >> apparently by being mitt. listen, i have a lot of simply and my heart goes on the to the -- it's hard to watch someone be different on the campaign trail. when my father was running for senate six years ago, they sat undouse and told us to sit down and mind our own business and your job is just to...
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the obama outsourcing attacks. misleading, unfair, and untrue. >> they are using a rogue tactic there, and they are attacking where they are weak. but it was romney who is not being honest about his bain career. mitt romney made a lot of money being in charge of a company and claiming that he has no responsible at the same time. most people have responsibilities when they sign their names onto things like employment documents. this is the latest secret mitt romney hasn't fully explained. he won't explain his offshore finances. he won't release more than one tax return. he claims -- in all of his claims, actually, about his business contradict his legal filings with the security exchange commission. the rules that apply to, say you and me, they don't seem to apply to mitt romney whatsoever, do they? it's an issue of trust and it's an issue of character. you be the judge. i want to know what you think. tonight's question. would you ever hire someone who lied on their resumÉ? text "a" for yes. text "b" for no. you ca
the obama outsourcing attacks. misleading, unfair, and untrue. >> they are using a rogue tactic there, and they are attacking where they are weak. but it was romney who is not being honest about his bain career. mitt romney made a lot of money being in charge of a company and claiming that he has no responsible at the same time. most people have responsibilities when they sign their names onto things like employment documents. this is the latest secret mitt romney hasn't fully explained....
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today president obama was in florida and in ohio. he was mining last night's debate for stump speech possibilities. >> if you say that you love american cars during a debate but you wrote an article titled "let detroit go bankrupt," you might have romnesia. if you talk about how much you love teachers during a debate but said just a few weeks ago that we shouldn't hire anymore because they won't grow the economy, what do you have? i bet you got some romnesia. >> the the obama campaign reached into virginia as well today where bruce springsteen campaigned for the president by way of a e free concert. a free get out the vote concert. romney's stops included nevada and colorado. he will touch down in four states by the end of the day thursday. today he also talked to supporters in henderson, nevada, about how much he thinks the debates helped him. >> my guess is you had the the chance to watch that debate last night, maybe a couple of the debates. and these debates have super charged our campaign. there's no question about it. we're see
today president obama was in florida and in ohio. he was mining last night's debate for stump speech possibilities. >> if you say that you love american cars during a debate but you wrote an article titled "let detroit go bankrupt," you might have romnesia. if you talk about how much you love teachers during a debate but said just a few weeks ago that we shouldn't hire anymore because they won't grow the economy, what do you have? i bet you got some romnesia. >> the the...
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polling from quinnipiac shows 54% for obama. yet right wingers are doing everything they can to intimidate voters. billboards from an anonymous group were put up in minority communities in ohio and wisconsin warning, quote, voter fraud is a felony. voter fraud is a nonexistent problem and after the public outcry, the billboards are now being taken down. clear channel outdoor advertising rendered the billboard space. the company says they have decided to take down the billboards because they violate company policy against anonymous political ads. they will donate ten billboards that offer a countermessage clarifying that voting is a right and not a crime. joining me is nina turner. senator, you view this how? is this a victory for the people? or could these counterbillboards have helped in any way? >> certainly the damage has been done and clear channel should have never allowed them to go up in the first place, but the fact we stood up and fought here in the city of cleveland and across ohio, it says a lot. the fact that all the
polling from quinnipiac shows 54% for obama. yet right wingers are doing everything they can to intimidate voters. billboards from an anonymous group were put up in minority communities in ohio and wisconsin warning, quote, voter fraud is a felony. voter fraud is a nonexistent problem and after the public outcry, the billboards are now being taken down. clear channel outdoor advertising rendered the billboard space. the company says they have decided to take down the billboards because they...
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>> obama. >> who did you vote for before? >> obama. >> why are you voting for him again? >> because he's doing a good job. >> reporter: come election date i will go well into the evening like a midnight buffet. >> thank you. that light. the man suggest thad the lead over the free world put his man pants on. >>> up next we go back to ohio for team romney is blanketing the buckeye state today. we're going to get perspective from both ends of the bellwether state. this is, of course, m s nsnbc, place for politics. for the past 35 years. and i've been using tide to fight the smells and stains of the game. because when i do the laundry... it's for a family of 53. that's my tide. what's yours? this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> now, for a little trail dust on a saturday afternoon where we play you s
>> obama. >> who did you vote for before? >> obama. >> why are you voting for him again? >> because he's doing a good job. >> reporter: come election date i will go well into the evening like a midnight buffet. >> thank you. that light. the man suggest thad the lead over the free world put his man pants on. >>> up next we go back to ohio for team romney is blanketing the buckeye state today. we're going to get perspective from both ends of the...
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we need this to keep our negotiating power with president oba obama. folks inside the meeting just shook their heads. at one point, representative mike kelley from pennsylvania got up, stood in front of the entire house gop conference and started screaming saying they needed to rally around the speaker. that he needed to stay unified. this was their moment and, folks shook their head and acknowledged they didn't have the votes at which time john boehner said, well, hopefully see you after christmas. >> reporter: the governor of connecticut is calling for a moment of silence this morning to mark one week since last week's mass shooting in newtown. president obama and many states plan to observe that moment of silence today. funerals for six more of the 26 victims were held yesterday. mourners continue to pour into the small connecticut town to pay tribute and remember the lives that were lost. nbc news will provide live coverage of today's moment of silence with a special report at 9:30 eastern. today, the national rifle association will hold a news con
we need this to keep our negotiating power with president oba obama. folks inside the meeting just shook their heads. at one point, representative mike kelley from pennsylvania got up, stood in front of the entire house gop conference and started screaming saying they needed to rally around the speaker. that he needed to stay unified. this was their moment and, folks shook their head and acknowledged they didn't have the votes at which time john boehner said, well, hopefully see you after...
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somebody who wants obama to win. doesn't have an ax to grind, as saying you're on the wrong track, you've got to make an argument about the future. and i don't think that's what we're going to hear today from president obama. i think we're going to hear the argument we've heard before, which is that romney's too risky a choice, you can't trust him, you've got to stick with me. >> the obama campaign will say, hey, wait a minute. and their other pushback is, we're not overly sunny about the economy. we're actually already doing some of that. >> what's hard, i think, for him or anyone. look, this guy is a very gifted communicator. you can say whatever else you like about him, he's a gifted communicator. if he can't make the sale, i'm not sure anyone can. you have to argue two things simultaneously. you have to say, things are getting better, slowly but surely, but you can't make it sound too rosy. you can't say, oh, things are much better, you know, we're really doing great, because you know that lots of people aren't d
somebody who wants obama to win. doesn't have an ax to grind, as saying you're on the wrong track, you've got to make an argument about the future. and i don't think that's what we're going to hear today from president obama. i think we're going to hear the argument we've heard before, which is that romney's too risky a choice, you can't trust him, you've got to stick with me. >> the obama campaign will say, hey, wait a minute. and their other pushback is, we're not overly sunny about the...
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that was president obama. obviously in denver, saying the economic policies of mitt romney are a relapse and the president is exactly correct. romney rattled off his five-point plan last night just as he has done on the stump. energy independence, education, trade agreements, cutting the deficit and help for small businesses. the website, nextnewdeal, discovered this five-point plan, well, has been pushed before. by senator john mccain when he accepted the republican nomination four years ago. the five points were in a different order, but in the speech, exactly the same thing. there's really no real difference. four years earlier, here it is, an almost identical five-point plan was offered by president george w. bush when he was accepting the republican nomination for re-election. now, the five points were in a different order in this speech, in the actual speech. small businesses were mentioned twice. you get the picture in all of this. bush also repeatedly mentioned no child left behind even though it wasn'
that was president obama. obviously in denver, saying the economic policies of mitt romney are a relapse and the president is exactly correct. romney rattled off his five-point plan last night just as he has done on the stump. energy independence, education, trade agreements, cutting the deficit and help for small businesses. the website, nextnewdeal, discovered this five-point plan, well, has been pushed before. by senator john mccain when he accepted the republican nomination four years ago....
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president obama up three points within the margin of error. for the first time since december, president obama upside-down in this poll on his approval rating with 47% approving of his job in office. that again, though, within the margin of error. and while president obama's personal ratings remain consistent, mitt romney's numbers have dropped over the last month. 39% now have a negative opinion of governor romney. that ties his all-time high in this poll. when the two candidates are compared in 12 battleground states, president obama's lead has grown since may by two points of the he's up now 50% to 42%, in 12 battleground states. >>> tomorrow of course supreme court is set to rule on president obama's affordable care act. the nbc poll shows 37% of the country would be pleased if the health care law were found unconstitutional. only 22% said they would be disappointed by that news. 39% say mixed feelings. speaking from salem, virginia, mr. romney said the supreme kurt's decision 0 would not have been necessary if president obama had worked w
president obama up three points within the margin of error. for the first time since december, president obama upside-down in this poll on his approval rating with 47% approving of his job in office. that again, though, within the margin of error. and while president obama's personal ratings remain consistent, mitt romney's numbers have dropped over the last month. 39% now have a negative opinion of governor romney. that ties his all-time high in this poll. when the two candidates are compared...
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just as this is a big, big day for the obama campaign. president obama's schedule includes a late night rally in aurora, colorado. also in cincinnati, ohio. the president drew a crowd of 23,000 people this afternoon in hollywood, florida, after 24,000 people turned out to hear him in virginia. think about that. 24,000 in virginia. 23,000 people in florida today. in concord, new hampshire, this morning, when 14,000 people turned out to hear president obama, that was the largest crowd ever assembled for a political event in the entire state in new hampshire. in the entire history of the state of new hampshire. i realize new hampshire may not be big, but new hampshire is old. and this is the biggest political rally ever held in the state of new hampshire for the entire time that new hampshire has existed. we cannot be sure why more people are turning out to hear president obama today than are turning out to hear mitt romney. maybe it's just the power of incoupi incumbency. govern governor romney's rallies have been quite smaller, but these a
just as this is a big, big day for the obama campaign. president obama's schedule includes a late night rally in aurora, colorado. also in cincinnati, ohio. the president drew a crowd of 23,000 people this afternoon in hollywood, florida, after 24,000 people turned out to hear him in virginia. think about that. 24,000 in virginia. 23,000 people in florida today. in concord, new hampshire, this morning, when 14,000 people turned out to hear president obama, that was the largest crowd ever...
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. >> president obama once said he wants everyone in america to go college. what a snob. [ applause ] >> i understand why eptss you to go to college. he wants to remake you in his image. >> on top of that, we saw the president responded to that already today by pointing out without mentioning santorum by name, he was addressing the governors that he has been talking about community colleges and all kinds of training for those in vocational fields. it sounded like santorum was taking the college plan outs of context and we know the difference in earnings capability for those that completed a higher degree and those who have-nots. >> even conservatives like pete winner and kathleen parker have a lot of intellectual sympathy for santorum, point out it's not smart. it may reflect his heart and inspire some part of the base, and the press is interested in pursuing him, but there's a discipline of the mouth required to get elected president and santorum is not doing himself favors talking about it. and we saw earlier today, alice stewart, his spokes person, and san
. >> president obama once said he wants everyone in america to go college. what a snob. [ applause ] >> i understand why eptss you to go to college. he wants to remake you in his image. >> on top of that, we saw the president responded to that already today by pointing out without mentioning santorum by name, he was addressing the governors that he has been talking about community colleges and all kinds of training for those in vocational fields. it sounded like santorum was...
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into the cabinet of barack obama. if you want to take the most cynical view of it, if hillary clinton wants to run in 2016, what better way to serve that up and set that up. >> we've got some huge loyalty. some markers are going to be able to be able to be called in on this deal. look, i think president clinton not only has he done the job for president obama, but the work that he's doing for on the downed ballot is just amazing. do you think he can swing some races. >> i think absolutely. if you look at where i'm seeing him pop it into my inbox. you know, small mechanics like val dennigs nobody knows about it he's out there working on those races in palm beach county in florida. you've got voters who are older. voters who are mainly white. clinton is critical. i believe clinton if he says this is a good die. he's a value day tor. >> that's one of those places where people split tickets. >> president obama is not going to lose the state of minnesota. i can speak with a little bit of authority and credibility on that o
into the cabinet of barack obama. if you want to take the most cynical view of it, if hillary clinton wants to run in 2016, what better way to serve that up and set that up. >> we've got some huge loyalty. some markers are going to be able to be able to be called in on this deal. look, i think president clinton not only has he done the job for president obama, but the work that he's doing for on the downed ballot is just amazing. do you think he can swing some races. >> i think...
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any way, up next, sarah palin's absurd assault on president obama. it doesn't get much worse than this. listen to her coming up. you thought reince priebus was bad? this is "hardball," the place for politics. those little things still get you. for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four
any way, up next, sarah palin's absurd assault on president obama. it doesn't get much worse than this. listen to her coming up. you thought reince priebus was bad? this is "hardball," the place for politics. those little things still get you. for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same...
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"the wall street journal" reports that cia told president obama for more than a week after the attack that the assault was the result of a spontaneous protest. that's from the cia. according to the president's brief, they say it was not adjusted until the 22nd. they disputed the accuracy of the cia's initial finding. the romney campaign has been critical of the president's handling and the confusion over what triggered that attack on september 11th in benghazi. >>> joining me to talk about all of this in boca, richard hoff. >> good to see you. >> up awfully early this morning with me. >> i noticed that. >> let's start with libya. what's at the core for this issue? this has been going on for a month. this is a back and forth. this is incompetence out of the white house or misrepresentation of the facts. >> it has been the latter. i think with this most recent report that begins to fade. you can look at the basic decision not to provide the information. then you look at the question of how the white house responded and why people couldn't get their stories straight. that will fade. ulti
"the wall street journal" reports that cia told president obama for more than a week after the attack that the assault was the result of a spontaneous protest. that's from the cia. according to the president's brief, they say it was not adjusted until the 22nd. they disputed the accuracy of the cia's initial finding. the romney campaign has been critical of the president's handling and the confusion over what triggered that attack on september 11th in benghazi. >>> joining me...
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the north, midwest and west back obama. the south is with romney, or is against obama. you can see this division as it works its way down from southwest pennsylvania, including part of ohio, down through west virginia. you see it in the agitation that romney and his forces are working in their ads and speeches. donald trump, who says is president is an illegal immigrant, now doing robocalls for romney. john sununu keeps calling the president lazy and un-american. and topping it off, we heard romney out here in ohio today saying the president is bent on, get this, revenge. let's begin tonight with my interview with vice president biden. i started with that high octane issue of auto production right here in ohio. >> thank you, mr. vice president, for this time. here we are in ohio. what do you make of this republican ad that's been out there running for romney saying that chrysler is going to take jeep out of this state and send it to china? >> here are the people right in this state, toledo and other places, just back up on their feet, jeep is hiring people and they put
the north, midwest and west back obama. the south is with romney, or is against obama. you can see this division as it works its way down from southwest pennsylvania, including part of ohio, down through west virginia. you see it in the agitation that romney and his forces are working in their ads and speeches. donald trump, who says is president is an illegal immigrant, now doing robocalls for romney. john sununu keeps calling the president lazy and un-american. and topping it off, we heard...
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be culinary chic. >>> obama arrived in denver at 2:00 p.m. today, just a few hours before the debate started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet -- >> exactly. >> -- and you only have a few hours to adjust -- >> that's interesting. >> i don't know. >> oh, boy. that was former vice president al gore with what you would call one of the more creative explanations for president obama's denver debate performance. let's bring back our panel. j jim, karen, and matt. what did you get out of that? >> i love this is not a time for politics. there's 30 days left before the election. everything is a time for politics. i get why he said it, absolutely, but, look, this is, i think, president obama needed something at the end of the week after what i think was not disastrous but certainly not a good debate performance. >> you said he had the worst week in washington. >> he looked -- >> i would say -- >> that's a little -- >> i said he looked unhappy. >> we've been talking for the last couple days about all of the lies that romne
be culinary chic. >>> obama arrived in denver at 2:00 p.m. today, just a few hours before the debate started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet -- >> exactly. >> -- and you only have a few hours to adjust -- >> that's interesting. >> i don't know. >> oh, boy. that was former vice president al gore with what you would call one of the more creative explanations for president obama's denver debate performance. let's bring back...
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they want a reason to vote for obama and they haven't -- they just don't feel like obama has given them a reason yet. that's an opportunity for him to outline why he hasn't always followed through, why washington didn't change the way that he promised. . let me put the romney list. people can look at it on politico. many people tonight deduct mortgage interest from their income taxes, slashing their tax bim buys thousands of dollars every year. can you guarantee to those viewers you won't eliminate the cherished tax break from the middle class? and at the same time, name one tax loophole you have in your plan to eliminate to help balance the budget? he has been charged is question several time now john -- james, you know that of course. >> romney's problem is he hasn't given us specific, but he hasn't been. he could do change toys the tax code that hurt them. the obama administration running around saying he wants to raise taxes on the middle class. this is his opportunity with 60 million-plus watching to say he wouldn't get rid of the mortgage interest reductionby obviously benefits te
they want a reason to vote for obama and they haven't -- they just don't feel like obama has given them a reason yet. that's an opportunity for him to outline why he hasn't always followed through, why washington didn't change the way that he promised. . let me put the romney list. people can look at it on politico. many people tonight deduct mortgage interest from their income taxes, slashing their tax bim buys thousands of dollars every year. can you guarantee to those viewers you won't...
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president obama saved his best for last. he delivered a closing argument as the clock ran out and mitt romney had no ability to respond. >> i believe governor romney's a good man. he loves his family, cares about his faith. but i also believe that when he said, behind closed doors, that 47% of the country consider themselves victims, who refuse personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. folks on social security who have worked all their lives. veterans, who have sacrificed for this country. students, who are out there, trying to hopefully advance their own dreams, but also this country's dreams. soldiers, who are overseas, fighting for us right now. people who are working hard every day, paying payroll tax, gas taxes, but don't make enough income. and i want to fight for them. that's what i've been doing for the last four years. because if they succeed, i believe the country succeeds. >> this was an answer democrats wanted and the american people needed to hear. this was a debate where president obama had
president obama saved his best for last. he delivered a closing argument as the clock ran out and mitt romney had no ability to respond. >> i believe governor romney's a good man. he loves his family, cares about his faith. but i also believe that when he said, behind closed doors, that 47% of the country consider themselves victims, who refuse personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. folks on social security who have worked all their lives. veterans, who have...
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casino magnate sheldon adelson after vowing to spend $100 million to defeat president obama. the huffington post said that he actually spent $150 million. >>> the word "election" was the number one search on yahoo! this year, but don't worry because kim kardashian was still the most searched person, just in case you were. >>> and president obama and former president clinton were part of a golfing foursome sunday but no cameras were allowed. these pictures are from when they played last year. it's believed to be the president's third time hitting the links since the election. >>> finally, birther tate tried to force occidental college to release president obama's student records. the judge said no, told her, quote, evidence is not stuff printed from the internet and ordered her to pay the college $4,000 for its trouble. >>> and that is your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> and now for a check on wall street this monday morning. the dow opens this week at 13,025 after gaining 3 points friday. the s&p was up a fraction. the nasdaq lost 1. overseas, the nikkei added 12,
casino magnate sheldon adelson after vowing to spend $100 million to defeat president obama. the huffington post said that he actually spent $150 million. >>> the word "election" was the number one search on yahoo! this year, but don't worry because kim kardashian was still the most searched person, just in case you were. >>> and president obama and former president clinton were part of a golfing foursome sunday but no cameras were allowed. these pictures are from...
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this is what we can say about president obama. you have a leader of the republican party, at least in the house, who, at best, is no more than transactional. and he's not good at that. >> well, he's not even transacting well with the members of his own caucus. but let me go to you with this, margie. when you go to the right wing and the lessons they have seemed to have not learned from the election. george wilbur wrote a column. let me go there. we spent a lot of time talking about voter suppression on this show. he wrote in this column, a small voting requirement such as registration, acts to filter potential voters with the weakest motivations. he goes onto say as indifferent our reluctant voters are dragged to the polls, the caliber of the electorate must decline. we have this kind of view among those that are supposed to be the more enlightened conservatives. >> it isn't just any one columnist or any one candidate or losing candidate. it's really the entire par i. it's not leadership. it's really troubling in the poll that eve
this is what we can say about president obama. you have a leader of the republican party, at least in the house, who, at best, is no more than transactional. and he's not good at that. >> well, he's not even transacting well with the members of his own caucus. but let me go to you with this, margie. when you go to the right wing and the lessons they have seemed to have not learned from the election. george wilbur wrote a column. let me go there. we spent a lot of time talking about voter...
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obama, the first lady, michelle obama, at the ohio rally saturday saying how president obama understands the struggles of american families. watch this. >> we all know what our president stands for, right? he is the son of a single mother who struggled to put herself through school and pay the bills. that's who he is. he's the grandson of a woman who woke up before dawn every day to catch a bus to her job at the bank. so believe me, barack knows what it means when a family struggles. >> now senator, when you contrast that with governor romney's background of wealth, is that going to resonate with the ohio voters that one really understands the average person and average family struggles in your state? >> yeah, i think that ohioans are pretty smart about this and ohioans want a president that's going to aggressively, every day, wake up every single day in every single way and fight for every single job. and that's what i do in the senate. i think that's what the president does. you know, we've got to keep at it because this economic growth not nearly what we want, but i think when you see
obama, the first lady, michelle obama, at the ohio rally saturday saying how president obama understands the struggles of american families. watch this. >> we all know what our president stands for, right? he is the son of a single mother who struggled to put herself through school and pay the bills. that's who he is. he's the grandson of a woman who woke up before dawn every day to catch a bus to her job at the bank. so believe me, barack knows what it means when a family struggles....
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obama for america. ohio. the obama campaign has been working in ohio all along, organizing these campaigns, working these interregnum elections in ohio. rather than risk losing another referendum by 20-some-odd points ohio republicans caved. when they saw the truck roll up with those petitions, they just caved. they decided to repeal their own law, themselves. they repealed their own law that would have cut early voting in half. they did try to cut early voting by other means later on, but not in half. and not the way that law would have had them cut it had they not caved. they caved on that. they had to. ohio republicans charged into power after 2010 with their big ambitious agenda and just got whopped or chomped i should say. listen to governor kasich describe the experience here. this is from january right after the union rights vote. >> and the one thing you have to do is if you're going to bring about massive change that's going to cause great unrest, i mean, i've learned this, you've got to prepare ahea
obama for america. ohio. the obama campaign has been working in ohio all along, organizing these campaigns, working these interregnum elections in ohio. rather than risk losing another referendum by 20-some-odd points ohio republicans caved. when they saw the truck roll up with those petitions, they just caved. they decided to repeal their own law, themselves. they repealed their own law that would have cut early voting in half. they did try to cut early voting by other means later on, but not...
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obama's favor. he picked up 31 of these up to 227 for democrats to 197 for republicans and 114 in tossup columns. the big changes in the map, we moved michigan, wisconsin and new mexico to democrat reflecting president obama's improved strength in these states. we also moved new hampshire from lean republican to tossup and we moved iowa from tossup to lean republican. help me now to break down this, i have mark with me. quickly in the three moves that we made in four of the five moves that we made were in the president's favor all reflecting sort of the state of the current republican race and republican party. >> that's right. there are a few things going on. the approval rating has inched up. better economic news. last time we did this in november, president was in debt ceiling blues with approval ratings and since that time we've been in the throws of this republican primary season and we've seen mitt romney's numbers go down with independence and other republicans take a hit and we looked to see
obama's favor. he picked up 31 of these up to 227 for democrats to 197 for republicans and 114 in tossup columns. the big changes in the map, we moved michigan, wisconsin and new mexico to democrat reflecting president obama's improved strength in these states. we also moved new hampshire from lean republican to tossup and we moved iowa from tossup to lean republican. help me now to break down this, i have mark with me. quickly in the three moves that we made in four of the five moves that we...
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yoo does the obama campaign have that option? >> i don't think so. >> i think the first debate will be remembered for romney one and two, big bird. and that is the image that will be on saturday night live. the only way to turn that to his advantage is to call him out on it and use the results of the first debate to improve his performance. remember, he went into a preevent defense and sitting on his lead. he is a good performer and good guy. >> jonathan, thank you for being here. i was excited to talk about this and i interrupted you a lot, i'm sorry. it turns out we have an unfortunate scoop. and it is out of pennsylvania and that story is coming up next. stay with us. >>> before the big unaffordable news, on tuesday of this week, something big happened. on tuesday a pennsylvania judge ruled that voters don't need a voter id to vote in this year's election. voter rules that were going to dinnen franchise up to one in eight voters in that big swing state were put on hold. but whether or not voters don't participate in this elect
yoo does the obama campaign have that option? >> i don't think so. >> i think the first debate will be remembered for romney one and two, big bird. and that is the image that will be on saturday night live. the only way to turn that to his advantage is to call him out on it and use the results of the first debate to improve his performance. remember, he went into a preevent defense and sitting on his lead. he is a good performer and good guy. >> jonathan, thank you for being...